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1 shrinking
['ʃrɪŋkɪŋ]aggettivo [asset, audience] in diminuzione; [population, market] in calo* * *shrinking /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/A n. [uc]2 diminuzione; riduzione; caloB a.1 che si restringe, che si ritira2 che cala; in diminuzione3 (fig.) che si ritrae in sé; timido4 (fig.) riluttante● (mecc.) shrinking-on, calettamento (o calettatura) a caldo □ (fin.) shrinking profits, utili in diminuzione □ shrinking violet, mammola; mammoletta.* * *['ʃrɪŋkɪŋ]aggettivo [asset, audience] in diminuzione; [population, market] in calo -
2 shrinking violet
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3 shrink
I [ʃrɪŋk] II 1. [ʃrɪŋk] 2.1) [ fabric] restringersi, ritirarsi; [forest, area] ritirarsi; [ boundaries] avvicinarsi, restringersi; [economy, sales] essere in calo; [resources, funds] restringersi, diminuire; [old person, body] rattrappirsito have shrunk to nothing — [team, household] essere ridotto a poche persone o a quattro gatti colloq.; [ person] essere solo pelle e ossa
2) (recoil)to shrink from — rifuggire da [conflict, responsibility]
* * *I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.)* * *[ʃrɪŋk] shrank vb: pt shrunk pp1. vt(wool) far restringere2. vi1) (clothes) restringersi, ritirarsi, (metal) contrarsi, (gums) ritirarsi, (piece of meat) ridursi, (area, person) rimpicciolirsi2) (also: shrink away, shrink back) ritrarsi, tirarsi indietro3. nfam pej strizzacervelli m/f inv* * *shrink /ʃrɪŋk/n.1 contrazione; restringimento● (mecc.) shrink fit, calettamento forzato a caldo □ shrink-resistant, irrestringibile □ (mecc.) shrink ring, anello di forzamento □ (edil.) non-shrink grout, malta senza ritiro.(to) shrink /ʃrɪŋk/A v. i.1 restringersi; contrarsi ( anche fig.); accorciarsi; rimpicciolire, ritirarsi: This cloth won't shrink in the wash, questa stoffa non si restringe al lavaggio; This jacket has shrunk, questa giacca s'è accorciata; Alice began to shrink again, Alice cominciò a rimpicciolire di nuovo ( nel classico di letteratura fantastica di Lewis Carroll); The number of the unemployed is shrinking, il numero dei disoccupati si sta contraendo2 indietreggiare; rinculare; ritrarsi; tirarsi (o farsi) indietro; essere riluttante; rifuggire: I shrank at the sight, a quella vista indietreggiai (o mi ritrassi); They do not shrink from danger, non si tirano indietro di fronte al pericolo3 ridursi; diminuire; assottigliarsi; calare: Our profits are shrinking, i nostri profitti diminuiscono (o calano); ( sport) The gap has shrunk to two minutes, il distacco si è ridotto a due minutiB v. t.1 far restringere; far ritirare: This soap won't shrink woollen clothes, questo sapone non fa restringere i capi di lana● to shrink into a corner, rincantucciarsi □ to shrink into oneself, chiudersi in sé; chiudersi nel riserbo.* * *I [ʃrɪŋk] II 1. [ʃrɪŋk] 2.1) [ fabric] restringersi, ritirarsi; [forest, area] ritirarsi; [ boundaries] avvicinarsi, restringersi; [economy, sales] essere in calo; [resources, funds] restringersi, diminuire; [old person, body] rattrappirsito have shrunk to nothing — [team, household] essere ridotto a poche persone o a quattro gatti colloq.; [ person] essere solo pelle e ossa
2) (recoil)to shrink from — rifuggire da [conflict, responsibility]
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4 visibly
['vɪzəblɪ]1) (to the eye) [shrinking, ill] visibilmente2) (clearly) [annoyed, moved] chiaramente, visibilmente* * *adverb visibilmente* * *visibly /ˈvɪzəblɪ/avv.visibilmente; in modo evidente: He was visibly shaken by the news, era visibilmente scosso dalla notizia.* * *['vɪzəblɪ]1) (to the eye) [shrinking, ill] visibilmente2) (clearly) [annoyed, moved] chiaramente, visibilmente -
5 shrinkage
['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ]* * *[-ki‹]noun (the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks.) restringimento* * *shrinkage /ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/n. [uc]1 contrazione ( anche fig.); restringimento: a shrinkage in prices, una contrazione dei prezzi; the shrinkage of cloth, il restringimento della stoffa2 diminuzione; riduzione: a shrinkage in sales, una diminuzione delle vendite; (fin.) a shrinkage in the public budget, una riduzione del bilancio statale3 (comm.) calo: The goods have suffered a 10 per cent shrinkage in transit, la merce ha subito un calo del 10% durante il trasporto* * *['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] -
6 violet
['vaɪələt]nome proprio Violetta* * *1) (a kind of small bluish-purple flower.) violetta2) (( also adjective) (of) a bluish-purple colour.) violetta* * *violet /ˈvaɪələt/A n.2 [u] viola; color violaB a.violetto; color viola● (fam. scherz.: di persona) modest violet (o shrinking violet), mammoletta (fig.); timidone, timidona.* * *['vaɪələt]nome proprio Violetta
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